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Recipients of money from BP’s 20-billion-dollar oil spill compensation fund will likely be required to waive their right to sue any firm involved in the disaster along the US Gulf Coast, The New York Times reported Friday.

…View Comments to Spill payouts likely to prohibit lawsuits against BP and all implicated firms 1NadePaulKuciGravMcKihere comes the hush money deal just like 9/11 2Anonymousyeah, like when the cancer hits but you need money now Boycott BP -at least it’s symbolic. 3AnonymousSo that much touted $20B fund was nothing more than a fairly cheap insurance policy. That’s good business, as they know that the recipients can’t wait 20 like with the Valdez. And of course not a single politician will actually stick his or her neck out to protect The People . 4AnonymousThis simply isn’t just. We won’t know the implications of using 2 million gallons of the toxic dispersant, Corexit 9500, for a decade or more and those most affected by the spill and dispersant are the poor (who have just lost their livelihoods and need the money to survive) and the children of the poor (who don’t have a voice in the matter.)More on the mental and physical ramifications of the spill on these poor…

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Spill payouts likely to prohibit lawsuits against BP

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Apple has filed a lawsuit against a number of companies accused of producing unauthorized accessories for iPods and iPads. The company claims the knockoff products are violating its trademarks and infringing on a number of patents.

…Apple maintains its own licensing program, “Made for iPod,” which requires prior approval to sell accessories. The company reportedly receives royalties ranging from 20 to 25 percent for any product sold through the licensing program, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu told Bloomberg….

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Apple lawsuit targets knockoff iPod and iPad accessories

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